点穴
diǎn xué
Pinyin

Definition

点穴
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diǎn xué
  1. to hit a pressure point (martial arts)
  2. dim mak
  3. see also 點脈|点脉[diǎn mài]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (18)

太阳穴
tài yáng xué
  1. 1 temple (on the sides of human head)
穴
xué
  1. 1 cave
  2. 2 cavity
  3. 3 hole
  4. 4 acupuncture point
  5. 5 Taiwan pr. [xuè]
穴位
xué wèi
  1. 1 acupuncture point
巢穴
cháo xué
  1. 1 lair
  2. 2 nest
  3. 3 den
  4. 4 hideout
死穴
sǐ xué
  1. 1 lethal point (acupuncture)
  2. 2 vulnerable spot
  3. 3 Achilles' heel
洞穴
dòng xué
  1. 1 cave
  2. 2 cavern
穴道
xué dào
  1. 1 acupuncture point
  2. 2 acupoint
空穴来风
kōng xué lái fēng
  1. 1 lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unfounded (story)
  3. 3 baseless (claim)
走穴
zǒu xué
  1. 1 (of itinerant entertainers) to tour, playing in many venues
点穴
diǎn xué
  1. 1 to hit a pressure point (martial arts)
  2. 2 dim mak
  3. 3 see also 點脈|点脉[diǎn mài]
俞穴
shù xué
  1. 1 acupuncture point
墓穴
mù xué
  1. 1 tomb
  2. 2 grave
挖穴
wā xué
  1. 1 to excavate
  2. 2 to dig out a cave
武穴
Wǔ xué
  1. 1 Wuxue county level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[Huáng gāng], Hubei
武穴市
Wǔ xué shì
  1. 1 Wuxue county level city in Huanggang 黃岡|黄冈[Huáng gāng], Hubei
空穴
kòng xué
  1. 1 electron hole (physics)
经穴
jīng xué
  1. 1 acupuncture point (any point on any meridian)
  2. 2 category of 12 specific acupuncture points near the wrist or ankle, each lying on a different meridian (one of five categories collectively termed 五輸穴|五输穴)
腧穴
shù xué
  1. 1 acupuncture point

Idioms (4)

不入虎穴，焉得虎子
bù rù hǔ xué , yān dé hǔ zǐ
  1. 1 How do you catch the tiger cub without entering the tiger's lair? (idiom); Nothing ventured, nothing gained.
千里之堤，溃于蚁穴
qiān lǐ zhī dī , kuì yú yǐ xué
  1. 1 an ant hole may cause the collapse of a great dike (idiom)
  2. 2 huge damage may result from a moment's negligence
空穴来风
kōng xué lái fēng
  1. 1 lit. wind from an empty cave (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. unfounded (story)
  3. 3 baseless (claim)
空穴来风未必无因
kòng xué lái fēng wèi bì wú yīn
  1. 1 wind does not come from an empty cave without reason
  2. 2 there's no smoke without fire (idiom)

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